Phitsamay Sychitkokhong Uy

Phitsamay Sychitkokhong Uy is Associate Professor in the College of Education and Co-director of the Center for Asian American Studies at University of Massachusetts-Lowell. She has over 25 years of teaching experience ranging from kindergarten to graduate students. Dr. Uy has worked as a diversity trainer for the Anti-Defamation League, professional development facilitator for school districts, community organizer and research and evaluation consultant for colleges and universities. She is the current associate editor of Journal of Southeast Asian American Education and Advancement. Her research focuses on Southeast Asian American educational experiences and family and community engagement. Dr. Uy was the first Lao American refugee to receive her education doctorate from Harvard Graduate School of Education and she is the first tenured Lao American faculty member in a College of Education in the United States. She also serves on several community board of directors i.e., Institute for Asian American Studies at UMass- Boston, Mass Humanities, the Nisei Student Relocation Commemorative Fund (NSRCF), and Pencils of Promise. Dr. Uy is a member of University of Michigan’s Diversity Scholar Network.

Education

• Ed.D. Harvard University (2002 — 2010)
• Masters of Education Harvard University Graduate School of Education (2002 — 2003)
• M.Ed Boston College (1994 — 1996)
• B.S. Boston College (1991 — 1995)

Research Interests

• Academic achievement of immigrant and refugee students, in particular Southeast Asian American students
• Family and community engagement of Immigrant and refugee populations
• AANAPISIs (Asian American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions)

Selected Awards and Honors

• Academic Excellence Award (2019), Service, Professional - New England College Personnel Association (NECPA)
• Diversity Scholar Network (2019), Scholarship/Research - University of Michigan National Center for Institutional Diversity
• Equity Award (2018), Scholarship/Research - Alliance of Rhode Island Southeast Asians for Education (ARISE)
• Outstanding Mentoring of Undergraduate Students (2018), Service, University - University of Massachusetts Lowell Faculty Honors Committee
• Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Distinguished Service Award (2018), Service, Community - University of Massachusetts Office of Multicultural Affairs
• High Impact Teaching (2014) - University of Massachusetts Lowell Transformational Education 2nd Annual Symposium
• University of Massachusetts Boston Asian American Student Success Program Grant (2012), Service, University - University of Massachusetts Boston
• University of Massachusetts Lowell Healey Public Service Award (2012), Service, University - University of Massachusetts Lowell
• University of Massachusetts Lowell Faculty Service Learning Grant (2011), Service, University - University of Massachusetts Lowell
• Harvard University's James N. Snitzler Scholarship (2010), Scholarship/Research - Harvard University
• University of Massachusetts Boston's Institute for Asian American Studies Research Fellowship (2008), Scholarship/Research - University of Massachusetts Boston
• Facing History Upstander Award (2007)
• Harvard Graduate School of Education Dean's Summer Fellowship (2005) - Harvard University
• Harvard University Presidential Fellowship (2005) - Harvard University